Williams escapes punishment over Woods racial slur

Adam Scott's caddy Steve Williams has escaped official punishment for his racist remark about former employer Tiger Woods after a high-level meeting of golf officials in China on Sunday.

During the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions event, talks over the derogatory comments Williams made during a caddy awards evening were held between European Tour chief George O'Grady and U.S. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.

Afterwards the pair issued a joint-statement on behalf of the International Federation of PGA Tours concerning the incident.

"The International Federation of PGA Tours feels strongly there is no place for any form of racism in ours or any other sport," the statement said.